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As The Waltonian was being prepared for publication on Sunday, May 1, the news came in: Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaeda organization and driving force of the 9-11 attacks, is dead. According to a statement by Pres. Barack Obama later that night, a small force of American soldiers descended upon Osama’s hiding place […]

Surely the students at Eastern University are studying immensely and not doing anything fun.  Right? Actually, a number of students attended Operation Net’s World Malaria Week activities, held Tuesday to Thursday, April 26-29. Throughout the week, Operation Net used fundraisers and activities to inform the Eastern community on what Malaria is and what can be

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is an international nonprofit organization.   Matea Rajic, president of the SIFE chapter on Eastern’s campus, said “SIFE strives to impact and educate students about the positive power of business – what profit can do besides just fulfill oneself.” With 40 members, Eastern’s SIFE chapter is small in comparison to those

Eastern students give over spring break

Pres. Obama explains

Most Monday mornings, Eastern students can be found in the Jammin’ Java getting their coffee fix, in the library catching up on last minute homework for the week or often dragging themselves drowsily back to their dorms after an early class. However, on Monday morning, April 4, the uncertainty was almost palpable in the full

After weeks of fear and uncertainty regarding the increasing use of American military forces to quell the recent unrest in Libya, President Obama addressed the nation on Monday, March 28. In his speech, he updated the American people on vital plans for success and gave assurance in the midst of civil unrest. Colonel Moammar Gaddafi’s

It all began in 1999 when Betty Dukes, then a Wal-Mart greeter, got into an argument with her boss over her frustration with how the company was treating her. “I wanted to advance. I wanted to make that money,” she said in an interview with the Huffington Post in 2010. However, according to her, that

Music department enchanted by executary Colleen Bradstreet

Eastern students give over spring break